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| Publisher | Taschen |
| ISBN 13 | 9783836550376 |
| ISBN 10 | 3836550377 |
| Book Description | The legend of Jean-Michel Basquiat is as strong as ever. Synonymous with New York in the 1980s, the artist first appeared in the late 1970s under the tag SAMO, spraying caustic comments and fragmented poems on the walls of the city. He appeared as part of a thriving underground scene of visual arts and graffiti, hip hop, post-punk, and DIY filmmaking, which met in a booming art world. As a painter with a strong personal voice, Basquiat soon broke into the established milieu, exhibiting in galleries around the world. Basquiat's expressive style was based on raw figures and integrated words and phrases. His work is inspired by a pantheon of luminaries from jazz, boxing, and basketball, with references to arcane history and the politics of street life--so when asked about his subject matter, Basquiat answered "royalty, heroism and the streets." In 1983 he started collaborating with the most famous of art stars, Andy Warhol, and in 1985 was on the cover of The New York Times Magazine. When Basquiat died at the age of 27, he had become one of the most successful artists of his time. This book allows an unprecedented insight into Basquiat's art, with pristine reproductions of his most seminal paintings, drawings, and notebook sketches. In large-scale format, the book offers vivid proximity to Basquiat's intricate marks and scribbled words, further illuminated by an introduction to the artist from editor Hans Werner Holzwarth, as well as an essay on his themes and artistic development from curator and art historian Eleanor Nairne. Richly illustrated year-by-year chapter breaks follow the artist's life and quote from his own statements and contemporary reviews to provide both personal background and historical context. |
| About the Author | Eleanor Nairne es comisaria de arte de la Barbican Art Gallery de Londres. Ha trabajado en una serie de exposiciones y publicaciones aclamadas por la crítica, como Basquiat: Boom for Real (2017) e Imran Qureshi: Where the Shadows are so Deep (2016). Antes del Barbican, fue curadora de la colección Artangel en la Tate. Es ensayista regular de catálogo, publica en la revista Frieze y fue escritora residente del programa de la Jerwood Visual Arts.Hans Werner Holzwarth es diseñador de libros y editor de numerosas publicaciones, principalmente sobre arte contemporáneo y fotografía. Para TASCHEN ha realizado una serie de monografías en Edición de Coleccionista, entre las que se incluyen las de Jeff Koons, Christopher Wool, Albert Oehlen, Ai Weiwei; el SUMO David Hockney. A Bigger Book, y Jean-Michel Basquiat, en formato XXL. |
| Language | English |
| Author | Eleanor Nairne |
| Publication Date | 2018-10-09 |
| Number of Pages | 500 pages |
Jean-Michel Basquiat
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